source: http://arewatech.ml/facebook-launch-express-wifi-lagos/

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Facebook has partnered with CoolLink, one of Nigeria’s Local Internet Service Providers to launch a program called Express Wi-Fi around the city of Lagos. Express Wifi is a Facebook initiative that gives mobile device owners in underserved communities access to fast and affordable internet service through partnerships with local internet service providers. Facebook is also providing a software that’ll help ISPs and entrepreneurs sell or provide internet with a 15% commission on each data sale. The service was first implemented in India and Nigeria is the second country to get the hotspots.

Set to launch officially in Lagos sometime this week, Express Wifi hotspots will have service speeds of 10Mbps with plans ranging from as low as N40 for 100MB daily to N1,600 for 5GB monthly. The Express Wifi hotspots are already live in some parts of Lagos, Ikota Shopping Complex, for instance – and will be rolled out to other parts of Nigeria as soon as the entire Lagos State is taken care of.

Users within the Express Wi-Fi coverage area will be able to browse the sites of Facebook’s Freebasic platform for free, but other online activity will be require a fee. The available data plans on Express Wi-Fi are listed below:



100MB / N40 / 24hrs

300MB / N110 / 24hrs

750MB / N270 / 7 days

2GB / N700 / 7 days

3GB / N1000 30 days

5GB / N1600 / 30 days

As you can see, it is the cheapest data plans ever.

If you’re within a coverage area, There’s already a site where people can sign up for a 14-day free trial (with up to 100MB per day) but coverage areas haven’t been announced yet. We’ll update this as soon as we find out where these areas are.



Is your area covered? let us know in the comment box.

what do you think of the development? comment below.
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source: http://arewatech.ml/facebook-launch-express-wifi-lagos/

Wake me up when this makes fp

Woooowww cheapest ever

Nice one

I Just Register, But ikorodu no dey? among the location ooo

People in not in Lagos nko?

Only to browse Facebook? Jump n pass!

kene05:
Only to browse Facebook? Jump n pass!

Facebook is free but you will buy their data to browse other websites.

Will the pictures load?

I believe this will further drive down data prices.. I trust glo.. Expecting 100mb for 35 naira from them sometimes next month

How is this the cheapest data plan when Glo offers 12GB for 3k per month?

yemi2plus:
How is this the cheapest data plan when Glo offers 12GB for 3k per month?

4 where

yemi2plus:
How is this the cheapest data plan when Glo offers 12GB for 3k per month?

Glo is not a network

bobo65:

Glo is not a network

Well, that depends on what your definition of the term "network" is.

yemi2plus:
How is this the cheapest data plan when Glo offers 12GB for 3k per month?

even if its true, im sure you can only use 1-2GB out of 12. GLO is complete crap